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Jul 17, 2023 6:00 PM

Search File Content in Power Apps from SharePoint Document Libraries

by HubSite 365 about Reza Dorrani

Principal Program Manager at Microsoft Power CAT Team | Power Platform Content Creator

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In this Power Apps Tutorial Video, I demonstrate how to seamlessly search within files from SharePoint Document Libraries in Power Apps, utilizing the combined

This Power Apps Tutorial Video by Microsoft exhibits how to conduct a seamless search within files from SharePoint Document Libraries in Power Apps. The tutorial utilizes the combined capability of Power Automate and the SharePoint Search REST API endpoint to provide detailed insights on the topic. The tutorial also demonstrates how to effectively leverage the SharePoint Search REST API, which enables Power Apps to search document libraries effectively.

Further, a step-by-step guide is provided to build a search experience, including making REST API calls to SharePoint Search REST API via Power Automate flows, parsing search JSON results, presenting data in a Gallery, implementing pagination for search results, searching across multiple Document Libraries, and much more.

  • Demo - Power Apps Search within file Content and Metadata for multiple SharePoint Document Libraries
  • SharePoint Search REST API walkthrough
  • Power Apps call flow to query SharePoint Search REST API

Diving Deeper into PowerApps and SharePoint Search REST API

This tutorial enables one to harness the power of Microsoft PowerApps and SharePoint Search REST API, thus enhancing the efficiency of document management and retrieval. The PowerApps platform effectively communicates with SharePoint's native search engine, providing broad-based search parameters. Utilizing these applications can be crucial for businesses looking to manage their digital assets effectively, presenting data dynamically, and implementing advanced search functions across their document infrastructure.

Learn about Search File Content in Power Apps from SharePoint Document Libraries

In this Power Apps Tutorial Video, you will learn how to use the combined powers of Power Automate and the SharePoint Search REST API endpoint to search the content of files from SharePoint Document Libraries in Power Apps. This PowerApps tutorial will walk you through building the search experience, including making REST API calls to the SharePoint Search REST API via Power Automate flows, parsing search JSON results, presenting data in a Gallery, implementing pagination for search results, searching across multiple Document Libraries and much more. You will also gain insights into leveraging the SharePoint Search REST API to enable Power Apps to search document libraries effectively.

Topics covered in this video include: a demonstration of how to search within file content and metadata for multiple SharePoint Document Libraries; a SharePoint Search REST API walkthrough; a Power Apps call flow to query the SharePoint Search REST API; and more.

 

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Keywords

Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint Document Libraries, SharePoint Search REST API, SharePoint Search REST API Endpoint, PowerApps Tutorial, PowerApps Video, JSON Results, Gallery, Pagination, Multiple Document Libraries